Rep. Schofield Presents Urban Farming Legislation to House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee

ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently presented House Resolution 880, legislation that would encourage local governments to combat food deserts through urban farming, during a House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 8.

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Democratic Legislators File Complaints Against Attorneys Involved in Ahmaud Arbery Case

ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Rhonda Burnough (D- Riverdale) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) recently filed complaints with the State Bar of Georgia against three attorneys who were involved in the Ahmaud Arbery homicide case. The State Bar of Georgia responded to each complaint and dismissed the grievances.

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Reps. Scott, Schofield, Davis Applaud Federal Hate Crimes Convictions for Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) applaud the recent verdicts that found three men guilty of committing federal hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. These state legislators issued the following statements regarding the guilty verdicts:

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